Wagon-spring brace



(No Model.)

' S. TRUMBORE.

WAGON SPRING BRAOB.

No. 444,469. Patented Jan. 13, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL TRUMBORE, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

wAGoN-SPRINGBRACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Nol 444,469, dated January13, 1891.

Application filed September 1890, Serial No. 363.984. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, SAMUEL TRUMEOEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Easton, in the county of Northampton and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Wagon-Spring Brace, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a wagon-spring brace that is adapted to take thestrain off the springs or the bolts which connect said springs to theaxles and also to the body when the wagon is going up or down hill; andit consists in certain features of novelty to be hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the device, showing thewagon-bed and the axles, the wheel being left ott and one of the springsbeing .broken away. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the equalizing-segmentsof Fig. 1.

l represents the wagon-body; 2, the axles;

3, the pole connecting the axles; and 4, ordinary elliptic springs.

The principal form of my invention sli-own in Fig. l consists of abracket 5, secured to the bottom of the body between the axles andextending downwardly. A pair of levers or arms 6 6 are pivoted neartheir lower ends to opposite sides of the bracket 5 on pins 7 7, andtheir upper ends are provided with pins S 8, with which are connectedthe inner ends of spring-rods 9 9, extending upwardly and` inwardly fromthe bolts 4, connecting the springs 4 4 to thev axles, one of thesprings being broken away to show the connection of one of the boltswith one of the spring-rods. The lower ends of the levers or arms 6 6are provided with intermeshing segments l0 10, their obj ect being toequalize the movements, thus constituting the levers 6 6equalizing-levers. The pins 7 7 are connected by a brace 1l. By thisconstruction it will be seen that when the springs are depressed the4spring bars or braces, both back and front are so arranged that theslack is taken up automatically and the body of the wagon cannot moveback and forth. Consequently there is no side strain on the boltsholding the springs. It has been attempted to overcome the difficulty by.the use of a chain run from the body to the axles 5 but this isdefective, because as soon as thesprings are depressed thc chain becomestoo long.

The position of the parts shown in Fig. l may be reversed-L e., thespring-rods may be secured to the bolts connecting the springs to thebody and the bracket to the pole.

What I claim is-me l. The combination, with the body, axles, y

Asaid bracket and con rolled by each other,

and rods connected with the free upper ends of the levers and with thesprings, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the body, axles, a'nd springs of a wagon, of abracket connected with the wagon between the axles, a pair ofvertically-disposed levers pivoted to said bracket and provided withintel-meshing segments, and spring-rods connected with the free ends ofthe levers and with the springs, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

4. The combination, with the body, axles, and springs ot a wagon, ot abracket connected with the wagon-body between the axles, a pair of pins,a pair of levers pivoted on said pins and provided at theirlowr endswith intermeshing segments, a brace connecting said pins, and rodsconnected withv thefree ends ofthe levers and with the springs,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as` my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL TRUMBORE. Witnesses:

J. BRUNNER, FEED. G. CONRAD.

